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TNA Impact Hitlist: Sting, Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles, Gail Kim and Taylor Wilde vs. Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, Mike Tenay and Don West
By Jason Powell Aug 1, 2008 - 11:20 AM |
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TNA Impact Hitlist
Gail Kim and Taylor Wilde vs. Angelina Love and Velvet Sky: It was a good idea to put this match in the main event slot given that the women typically draw the best ratings on the show. Granted, I'd rather TNA offer bigger and better main event matches, but they were smart enough to wrap their main angle around this match with the assumption that the angle would be seen by more viewers. Too bad the main angle sucks.
Curry Man and Shark Boy: The Prince Justice Brotherhood name is horribly bad and I'm still not a fan of the Super Eric character, but there's no denying the chemistry between Curry and Shark. TNA has to realize that less equals more when it comes to these guys. I'm all for giving them a couple spots on the show, but last night felt like overkill by the time the show concluded. Bonus points to the group for being among the only people in pro wrestling smart enough to go back and watch their own television show. They probably should have started their search for Val's ring by watching the show, but at least they got around to watching it.
TNA Impact Misses
Sting: This poor guy hasn't even been on television, but I'm still giving him a "Miss" because TNA has booked him so ineptly. They've gone about this all wrong by having all the babyfaces sound off on Sting and assume he's turned heel. If he remains a babyface, then the babyfaces and the announcers all look like idiots for doubting him. If he turns heel, then the babyface wrestlers and the announcers can't act surprised since they already assume he's turning heel.
Mike Tenay and Don West: Their call of anything pertaining to Sting was laughably awful. I assume part of the blame falls on TNA creative for instructing them to assume that Sting is the only person in the world with a black baseball bat. That being said, Tenay and West lost all credibility a long time ago. They come across like cheerleader nerds and it's impossible to take anything they say seriously when they just yell about everything.
Samoa Joe: I'm amazed at TNA's ability to make Joe look like a bigger meathead with each passing week. He's a self-doubting babyface who flies off the handle and yells about everything. The only reason this guy is still over is because he is so entertaining once the bell rings. TNA creative has no idea how to use this guy.
A.J. Styles: The TNA creative team took a page out of their Samoa Joe playbook by having Styles scream at the top of his lungs about Sting for no good reason. The result? Crickets. Honestly, I've never heard the Impact Zone get so quiet. Let me guess, the TNA creative forces have convinced themselves that the crowd was watching in stunned silence. No, they just didn't give a shit. "I believed in you, Sting." Shut up, A.J.
Overall show: This was one of TNA's worst shows in recent memory. A huge step back. The Sting angle is horrible and all the babyface characters look like dopes or emotional pansies. My favorite segment (for all the wrong reasons) was when Booker T and Samoa Joe were inside a cage filled with weapons. Booker mocked Joe for not bring backup (never mind the fact that Booker's idea of backup was apparently his own wife) and then Joe pulled out a secret weapon he brought to the ring with him, apparently not realizing that there were weapons everywhere. And then Sting supposedly lowered a baseball bat into the cage so that Booker could use it instead of the 20 other weapons that were in the cage. Embarrassingly awful booking throughout the show.
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